Denmark Education Shame North Carolina Illiteracy Contrast
Copenhagen dispatch notes Denmark's enlightenment focus and compulsory attendance, contrasting with North Carolina 100000 native illiterates, 120 day terms, and 73 percent attendance. It cites Denmark’s teacher standards and longer school terms as failing North Carolina’s democratic ideals.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Europe
United States
North Carolina
Washington
A. Fossing
Scandinavia
England Again Grows Tobacco In Hampshire Centre
England shows revival of tobacco cultivation led by A J Brandon of Church Crookham Hampshire with 8000 pounds dried leaf. Since 1910 embargo lifted and tax rebates offered, growth remains limited to Hampshire and Norfolk with calls for government support to expand and stabilize a domestic tobacco industry.
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London
England
United States
Hampshire
A. J. Brandon
Church Crookham
Americas
Lloyd George
Development Commission
Norfolk
Brandon
Baldwin
America
Claims Jews Are Hated in Stokes County
Danbury reports a Ku Klux Klan parade and hostile demonstrations in King tied to antisemitic sentiment toward Max Samet, his son Jake, and Morris Samet. Defense seeks an outside jury for a fair trial while affidavits recount local anti Jewish hostility and alleged arson motives.
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King
Max Samet
Jake
Morris Samet
Walter E. Brock
Stokes County
Brock
Samets
J. H. Folger
Mount Airy
Early Moser
Mr. Folger
Mr. Pulliam
Moser
Max Lamet
Eight Months Term Proposed by South Piedmont Teachers
Charlotte reports at the closing session of the South Piedmont district convention of the North Carolina Teachers Association resolutions urged the 1927 Legislature to submit a constitutional amendment to the people for an eight month minimum school term. The present minimum is six months.
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Europe
Tennessee
Virginia
South Carolina
Aycock
Scandinavia
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State Department of Education
Raleigh
Iowa
Dane
Charlotte
South Piedmont
North Carolina Teacher's Association
Deep Ocean Depths and Tobacco Trade Shifts
The Atlantic holds only two depths above 24,000 feet with a max near 27,972 feet north of the West Indies while a Pacific site off southwest Japan reaches 32,626 feet. No depth exceeds 30,000 feet elsewhere. England will not again back tobacco growing for the American colonies.
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Atlantic Ocean
West Indies
Pacific
Apan
Should North Carolina soften death penalty with humane anesthesia
Dr J R McCracken of Waynesville argues for humane execution using twilight sleep and Ethyl line gas before electrocution. He says a painless, sleepful death would relieve innocent families while the state ends a condemned life.
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North Carolina
J. R. McCracken
Waynesville
Dr. McCracken
Tam
Carolina
Trainload of water sent to Asheboro
High Point reports the first train load of water for Asheboro to ease a prolonged drought shortage. Nine tank cars were filled from local hydrants and a 15 car daily train is planned. Mayor McCrary notes five months with little rainfall and a history of severe water scarcity.
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High Point
Asheboro
McCrary
Rev A L Ormond to Sue Cole for Damages Over Killing
Reverend A L Ormond of Nashville will sue W B Cole for damages in Wake County over the killing of his son W W Ormond. Ormond acts as administrator and the suit follows a Union County jury acquittal. summons timing depends on Cole’s return from a distant state and attorney conference will set damages.
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Nashville Graphic
A. L. Ormond
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W. B. Cole
W. W. Ormond
Wake County
Cole
Ormond
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